The advantages of the Internet technology
have made it possible to emerge a good number of web sites to facilitate social
relations among people around the world. These are known as social networking
services or social networks. At present, Facebook is the most popular. Google+,
Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. are other frequently used social services. Social
network services are web-based and hence, provide ways for the users to
interact through the Internet. These services make it possible to connect
people sharing interests and activities across the borders and thus have made a
lot for the users to feel that they really live in a global village.

Why are social networks expanding so
fast? The answer is simple. Most of the social l services are cost free. You
can make use of them free, paying a very little to your Internet service
provider. Secondly, you can make your personal profile public before the entire
online community. It is like presenting yourself before the entire world. You
can also look into other people’s profile if you are interested. It is simple
and easy. Thirdly, social networks allow users to upload pictures, multimedia
contents and modify the profile. Some like Facebook allow users to update their
profiles. Fourthly, networks allow users to post blog entries. User profiles
have a section dedicated to comments from friends and other users. Finally,
there are privacy protection measures too. A user himself or herself decides
over the number of visitors/viewers, and what information should be shared with
others.

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.

(a) What is true for Internet technology?

(i) helps
social relations

(ii) change
social relations

(iii)
destroys social relations

(iv)
complicates social relations

(b) What is most popular social network?

(i) Google

(ii)
Twitter

(iii)
LinkedIn

(iv)
Facebook

(c) What is the base of social network?

(i)
Internet (ii) Web

(iii)
computer (iv) mobile phone

(d) In the above passage, the writer has__ view
on social networks.

(i)
critical (ii) positive

(iii)
negative (iv) neutral

(e) The social networks are spreading fast due
to___ reasons.

(i) four

(ii) five

(iii) six

(iv) seven

(f) Social networks are giving people the feeling
of living in a village.

(i) global (ii) virtual

(iii)
factual (iv) intellectual

(g) Social networks enable the users to decide
their own sense of___

(i) selecting
friends (ii)
crossing borders

(iii)
storing photos (iv) sharing
information

1.

(a) (i)
helps social relations

(b) (iv)
Facebook

(c) (i)
internet

(d) (iv)
neutral

(e) (ii)
five

(f) (i)
global

(g) (i)
selecting friends

2. Answer the following question.

(a) What is
the reason behind the emergence of so many wed side?

(b) What do you know about social
networks service?

(c) How are these networks making a
global community?

(d) What do you consider the most
important reason behind the expansion of social networks?

(e) How do the social networks help you
develop sense and sensibility?

2. Answer:

(a) The
advantages of internet technology are reasons behind the emergence of so many
websites.

(b) Social
network services are web-based and they provide ways for the users to interact
through the internet.

(c) These
networks make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities
across the borders and thus are making a global community.

(d) I
think, the most important reason behind the expansion of social networks is
that it is a cost free.

(e) The
social networks help us to present ourselves before the entire world. They make
us social and develop a sense how we should behave with the others. They also
develop our sensibility that helps us apply our sense in different situations.

3. Write a summary of the passage in more than 90 to 100 words.

3.Answer:

Social are expanding fast with the help
of internet technology. Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc are the
popular social networks sites. Facebook is the most popular among these sites.
These sites make it possible to connect people sharing their interest across
national borders. Thus they live in a global village. The social network sites
are expanding sp fast because it is cost free. One can make one’s personal
profile public before the entire world. These social networks also allow people
to upload their photos. The users can also have maximum protection.

Read the following text carefully and answer the question 4 and 5:

It was Autumn, August 26, 1910. A little
girl was born to an Albanian descent, rich Catholic merchant’s family in a
small town called Skopje, Macedonia. She was the youngest of the three siblings
and was named Agnes Gnocchi Bojaxhiu. Who had known that this tiny, little girl
would one day become the servants of humanity-love and serve the poorest of the
poor and become the mother of humanity. Yes, we are talking about none other
than Mother Teresa. At the age of 12, she heard voice from within her that
urged her to spread the love of Christ. She decided that she would missionary.
At the age of 18 she left her parental home. She then joined an Irish community
of runs called the Sisters of Loreto, which had missions in India. After a few
month of training at the Institute of the blessed Virgin Mary in Dublin, Mother
Teresa come to India. On May 24, 1931. She took her initial vows as a nun. From
1931 to 1948, Mother Teresa taught geography and catechism (religion
instruction) at St. Mary’s High School
in Kolkata (then Calcutta). However, the prevailing poverty in Kolkata had a
deep impact on Mother Teresa’s mind, and in 1948 she received permission from
her superiors to leave the convent and devote herself to work among the poorest
of the poor in the slums of Kolkata.

4. Read the passage about Mother Teresa and complete the table below:

Who/What

Event

Where

When

Mother Teresa

born

(i)…….

She

(ii)…….

from her within
her

at the age of 12

She

taught geography
and catechism

(iii)……..

from 1931 to 1948

(iv)……

had a deep impact
on Mother Teresa’s mind

Mother Teresa

Devoted herself
to work among the poorest

In the slums of
Kolkata

(v)………

4.Answer:

(a) Skopje,
Macedonia

(b) heard a
voice from within her

(c) at St.
Mary’s High School

(d) The
prevailing poverty in Kolkata

(e) In 1948

5. From your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with
suitable words. Use one word only in each blank:

Though Mother Teresa was an(a)_____ of a
rich family, she had deep (b)_____ for the poorest of the poor. She eventually
become the mother of (c)_____ due to her selfless love and devoted (d)______ to
the destitute in the (e)_____ of Kolkata.

5. Answer:

(i) infant

(ii)
feeling/sympathy

(iii)
humanity

(iv)
contribution

(v) city

6. Match the parts of sentence given in column A,
B and C make five complete sentences.

Column A

Column B

Humayun
Ahmed passed SSC from Bogra Zilla School in 1967

(i) At
the Bangladesh agriculture University for six mothers and then he joined
Dhaka Collage

(b) He
graduated from Dhaka University

(ii) In
1971 during the Liberation War.

(c) After
graduation, he worked as a lecturer

(iii) and
passed HSC from Dhaka Collage in 1969.

(d) He
took Ph.D in Polymer Chemistry

(iv)
because of his popularity.

(e) He
got “Bangla Academy Award” and “Ekushe Padak”

(v) from
North Dakota State University.

(vi) as
an honor

(vii)
with both Bachelor and Master degree in Chemistry.

6.Answer:

(a+iii)
Humayun Ahmed passed SSC from Bogura Zilla School in 1967 and passed HSC from
Dhaka College in 1969.

(b+vii) He
graduated from Dhaka University with both Bachelor and Master degree in
Chemistry.

(c+i) After
graduation, he works as a lecture at the Bangladesh Agriculture University for
six months and then he joined Dhaka College.

(d+v) He
took Ph.D in polymer Chemistry from North Dakota State University.

(e+vi) He
got ‘Bangla Academy Award’ and ‘Ekushey Padak’ as an honor.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story.

(a) He was born on 19 August 1935 in the
village Majurpur, in Feni district.

(b) In 1971, he joined the Liberation
War.

(c) He was an active worker of the
Language Movement.

(d) Zahir was also present at the
historical meeting of Amtala on February 21, 1952.

(e) Zahir Raihan was one of the most
talented film makers in Bangladesh.

(f) He also took part in the mass
movement in 1969.

(g) As a result, he and many others were
arrested and taken to prison.

(h) He was one of the ten Students to go
out in a procession on 21 February 1952 despite a ban on such activities.